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| Name | COOPER – George |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 62nd and 59th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | ? / 1044 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd August 1834 / 18 years / Nottingham Nottinghamshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¼ in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 3 years 95 days West Indies – 3 years 6 days |
| Length of Service | 16 years 96 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Colour Sergeant / 25th November 1850 / Tralee Kerry Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cropwell Butler Nottinghamshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Nottingham |
| Pension Paid | 1/3d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1816 Cropwell Butler Nottinghamshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | COOPER Matthew c1786 East Bridgford Nottinghamshire England |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Elizabeth c1787 Cropwell Butler Nottinghamshire England |
| Siblings | Ellen B c1821 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | JEFFCOTT Margaret b 20th June 1821 Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th July 1847 St Mary’s Limerick Limerick Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ellen bap 7th September 1851 Holy Trinity Tithby Nottinghamshire England M 1874 WINTER Charles John Fremantle Western Australia D 1887 Western Australia Roland or Rowland bap 25th September 1853 Holy Trinity Tithby Nottinghamshire England D 1884 Western Australia Ann B 1857 Fremantle Western Australia D 1881 Western Australia Jane B 1859 Fremantle Western Australia M 1881 McCAW William Agnew Fremantle Western Australia D 30th October 1941 Perth Western Australia Methodist Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia George B 1861 Fremantle Western Australia M 1884 CHAMBERLAIN Emily Fremantle Western Australia D 4th August 1926 Perth Western Australia Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia Francis B 1867 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News Wednesday 4th April 1860 page 1 Inquirer and Commercial News 27th May 1869 The Herald (Fremantle, WA: 1867-1886) Saturday 28th November 1874 page 2 Family Notices The Herald 5th February 1876 page 3 The Herald 30th October 1875 page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd November 1874 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 25th October 1875 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Available SROWA Cons 3458/1875/240 |
| Further Information | Father/Mother place of birth reversed on 1851 and 1861 English Census 21st August 1860 Pensioner Sergeant G. Cooper Fremantle applied to have Frances McCarthy / McGarthy, his niece living at High Street Killarney County Kerry, Ireland to be sent out as a Government immigrant. 27 May 1869 George signed a petition to the Governor, along with many others,regarding the need for the harbour at Fremantle and a railway |
